Breccia di Porta Pia

Breccia di Porta Pia is a monument in Municipio Roma II, Rome, Lazio. Breccia di Porta Pia is situated nearby to the movie theater Cinema Europa, as well as near the government office Embassy of France to the Holy See.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta Pia and Porta Salaria.

Porta Pia

City gate

Photo: Monticiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Porta Pia was one of the northern gates in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. One of Pope Pius IV's civic improvements to the city, it is named after him. Porta Pia is situated 130 metres southeast of Breccia di Porta Pia.

Porta Salaria

City gate

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Porta Salaria was a gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. Constructed between 271 AD and 275 AD, it was demolished in 1921. Porta Salaria is situated 180 metres northwest of Breccia di Porta Pia.

Porta Nomentana

City gate

Photo: Joris, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Porta Nomentana was one of the gates in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, Italy. It is located along viale del Policlinico, around 70 m east of Porta Pia. It is now blocked and merely a boundary wall for the British Embassy. Porta Nomentana is situated 240 metres southeast of Breccia di Porta Pia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quartiere Coppedè and North Centre.

Quartiere Coppedè

Neighborhood

Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Quartiere Coppedè is a neighborhood.

North Centre

Photo: shht, CC BY 2.0.

North Central Rome is a district that covers the areas around Piazza di Spagna, Piazza del Popolo and Parioli, as well as the magnificent Villa Borghese and its gardens.

Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains)

Locality

Photo: R-bitzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Quattro Fontane is an ensemble of four Late Renaissance fountains located at the intersection of Via delle Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome.

Breccia di Porta Pia

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Municipio Roma II, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

41.91004° or 41° 54′ 36″ north

Longitude

12.50002° or 12° 30′ 0″ east

Inception

1870

Open location code

8FHJWG62+22

OpenStreetMap ID

way 474047612

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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